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Views 6,716 Aune SC1 Evo is a $699 USD Tailor Made OXCO, with Titans Technology, Independent Power Supply, AC and DC, Synchronised Isolated Outputs and a Wide Frequency range, with Low Jitter, Clock and Temperature Display. Today we will review for the first time ever an audio clock reclocker and …
Views 6,839 HIFIMAN Arya Unveiled is a $1449 USD pair of Unveiled Planar Magnetic Headphones, featuring a technology unique to HIFIMAN, namely the unveiled tech, where there is no earcup, and the driver is fully exposed resulting in a uniquely transparent and boundless sound. Today we review the Arya Unveiled …
Views 5,487 Ricable Dedalus XLR DX2 is a 557 Euro per 2 meter pair, or $648 USD per 2 meter pair of XLR Interconnect cables, designed for High Fidelity music reproduction, having an analog XLR design, to be used in between a DAC and a headphone or a speaker amplifier. …
Views 4,672 Astrotec Archimedes ATS01 is a $129 USD pair of IEMs Earphones with a dual driver setup featuring one planar magnetic driver and one 9-Layer Piezoelectric driver working in tandem to create a beautiful and engaging sound. Today we will review the archimedes and explore how it sounds like …
Views 6,901 Cayin RU9 is a $499 USD portable DAC Headphone Amplifier, with a Dual AK4493SEQ DAC at the core, and a Nutube 6P1 Based AMP, High-Resolution Decoding support, Bluetooth support, and a DC HyperMode with up to 1W of output power. Today we will review the new CAyin RU9 …
Views 9,912 Fosi Audio i5 is a $549 USD pair of upper midrange over-the-ear planar magnetic headphones with a really solid design, a large 90mm diaphragm, walnut wood and aluminum frame, and with a genuine suede leather headband. Today we review the Fosi Audio i5, and also compare it with …
Views 16,899 TanchJim Zero is a 15 USD pair of IEMs that has a Dynamic Driver at the core and will be once again my challenge to see if a really affordable entry-level pair of IEMS can survive in today’s market. Introduction This ultra cheap range of products is …
Views 18,424 SMSL D1 is a $89 USD Desktop DAC and SMSL PH1 is a $69 USD Phono Preamplifier and Headphone Amplifier. They each have unique technologies, and although they fight in the entry-level price range, D1 is built based on the BD34352EKV ROHM DAC, while PH1 is an MM …
Views 24,739 Surfans F28 is a $179 USD Digital Portable Audio Music Player DAP with an upgraded design, Dual ESS9018 DAC combo at the heart, native DSD256 support, customizable EQ, and a large 2000 mAh battery to power this DAP with a fully balanced output that bears 400mW of power. …
Views 22,929 JDS Labs Element IV is a $549 USD Desktop DAC Headphone AMP, with a huge 3.2W of clean power output tetradeca output buffer, Auto Gain, Preamp output, OLED Display with Gorilla Glass protection, Parametric EQ, and DC protection safety. Today we review the mighty JDS Element IV, and …
Views 22,679 Ricable Dedalus Signal DR2 is a 462 euro per 2 meter pair of cable, or $533 USD, although you can totally order a shorter or a longer variant of this DR2 Interconnect cable. This is a pair of semi balanced high fidelity cables for connecting an analog source …
Views 39,440 FiiO M21 is a $329 USD Portable Music Player with a unique design that includes a transport case that imitates a cassette player, 4 DACs at the heart, the high-end CS43198, and with a Snapdragon 680 CPU at the core. Today we will review the FiiO M21, and …
Views 38,692 Ricable Invictus Power Reference RP15 is a $1021 USD high-end power cable for stereo systems, which you can order in this size, or basically any other size you may need. Today we will review the new Invictus Power Reference and see what kind of change it brings to …
Views 77,317 Topping DX5 II Dual DAC AMP is a $299 USD Desktop DAC / Headphone AMP, with a Dual ES9039Q2M DAC combo at the core, with an X-Hybrid Headphone Amplifier Circuit, and Bluetooth BT5.1 support, and 10-Band High-Precision PEQ. Today we will review the Topping DX5II and compare it …
Views 33,738 ddHiFi TC09BC is a $79 USD USB Cable designed for audio systems, promising to render a better sonic quality and a better, more ergonomic design than other basic cables that your USB DAC/AMPs usually come with. Introduction ddHiFi is one of the companies I really still like …
Views 47,585 iBasso DX260 MK2 is a $949 USD Music Player DAP with an Octa DAC Chip Matrix, Qualcomm 665 SoC, and with a Removable Back Cover, an upgrade from the original DX260. Today we explore the new MK 2 version of the DX260, what changed, what improved and which …
Views 35,004 TanchJim Luna is a $139 USD portable DAC AMP with a Dual CS43198 DAC pair at the heart, and a dual headphone output, featuring both 3.5mm and 4.4mm balanced headphone outputs. The maximum output power is 285 mW for a 32 OHM impedance, and it has a non-linear …
Views 29,300 Fosi Audio K7 is a $229 USD gaming soundcard DAC / Headphone AMP with a CNC shell, AK4493SEQ DAC at the core, and OPA1612 LPF, and with Bluetooth connectivity. Today we will review the K7 and see how it fares in the busy market of upper entry-level DAC …
Views 35,968 Letshuoer Mystic 8 is a $989 USD pair of Earphone IEMs with a high-end 8 BA Balanced Armature drivers inside, and the star of today’s review. Magical, thrilling and revealing, today we review the Mystic 8 and also will compare them with other similarly priced IEMs that we’ve …
Views 31,771 Audience Studio Two is a $539 USD USB Cable with a Type-A to Type-B connector termination, picking up right where the world of the OHNO cables ends and starting the quality audience is best known for in the high-end world. Today we will review the Studio Two UsB …
Views 39,584 Xenns Mangird Top PRO is a $449 USD pair of IEM Earphones with 10 drivers playing in each ear, with a hybrid configuration. Today we will review the Top Pro and compare it with other similarly priced IEMs, including Yanyin Canon Pro (399 USD), Moritz Dragon (629 USD), …
Views 56,861 Lavricables Grand silver 8 Cores is a $1166 USD / 1007 Euro for 2 meters cable for headphones, with a MultiStrand litz 6N AWG20 Cryo construction that will be the start of today’s review. Given the price point, the main pairings will be with HIFIMAN Susvara (6000 USD), …
Views 53,339 HarmonicDyne Baroque is a $559 USD pair of Over-The-Ear Open-Back dynamic headphones, using a 60mm dynamic driver, having an impedance of 64 OHMs and a SPL of 109 dB. Today we will review the Baroque and see how it fits in the bigger image of today’s world, as …
Views 40,604 FiiO SA1 is a $179 USD pair of Active Speakers with multiple functions, including a 31-Band Lossless PEQ, a Variety of inputs, support for high-resolution DAC Bluetooth, and a fairly powerful 20W * 2 + 5W * 2 four-way power output. Introduction We often come back to …
Views 43,675 NFAcous NA20 is a $119 USD pair of Entry-Level Elementary In-Ear Monitors, with a MC2L 100M Dynamic driver at the core, and with many upgrades over the previous generations of IEMs from NF Acous / NF Audio. Introduction NFAcous is a unique company in the Chifi world, …
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